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Airplane Do-217E-5 - one of the best versions of base model Do-217E.
These airplanes were part II/KG-100 - of the special division "Luftwaffe" created in April, 1943.
This division acted in bay of Biscay and in Northern Atlantic on communications of allies.
Do-217E-5 Have sunk huge number of courts though have not made serious threat to escorts.
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| Crew |
4 |
| Dimensions |
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| Wing span, m |
19.00 |
| Wing area, m2 |
55.00 |
| Length, m |
18.20 |
| Height, m |
5.00 |
| Powerplant |
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| 2xBMW 801MA, h.p. |
2x1580 |
| Weight, kg: |
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| Empty weight |
8860 |
| Loaded weight |
15000 |
| Maximum takeoff weight |
16480 |
| Performance |
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| Maximum speed at sea level, km/h |
437 |
| At altitude, km/h |
510 |
| Cruise speed , km/h |
412 |
| Climb rate, m/min |
220 |
| Service ceiling, m |
9000 |
| Service range, km |
28000 |
| Armament |
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| 15-mm ĖG-151 cannon, 13-mm ĖG-131 machine gun with 500 cartridges, ĖG-131 with 1000 cartridges, ĖG-15 forward, 4x ĖG-81, bombs load, kg |
4000 |
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- "Aviation of Luftwaffe" /Viktor Shunkov/
- "Encyclopedia of military engineering" /Aerospace Publising/
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